The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-07
Minor Notes.

All members of the Thirteenth Indiana Cav
airy are requested to send their postofice ad-
dress to O. d. Reeves. secretary of the assoca-
ton, at Richmond, Ind.
Hugh NJ Deih chief of police of Fort Wayne.
who recently offered his resignation in order to
60 into the saloon business, has Withdrawn his
resignation, and will continue in Office.
fatal malady is taking off the horses in Gill
boa township Benton county, and the farmers
can not tell what is the matter or find a remedy
for the disease when the horse is attacked
William Buschman, old man, dropped dead
from heart disease at his home in Fort Wayne,
Yesterday. His death was contributed to by
excitement over the departure from home of a
favorite
At Vincennes, yesterday. John Mcclure, who
assaulted a little girl named Frazee near Bck-
mel, last June, convicted of the crime and
awarded eight years in the penitentiary. A
new trial will be demanded.
Mrs Borders the wife of Mr. B. Borders of
Winamac committed suicide Yesterday bv
shooting herself in the right tenn ple causing in
slant death. Mrs. Borders had just been re-
leased from the insane asylum.
On Wednesday Dick Johnson (colored), of
Fowler, was caught between two cars and
crushed so badly that his death is very probable
He attempting to cross the track when an
engine backed the cars together and caught him
through the body.
Edward Scharf, of New Albany, young man
aged about eighteen years yesterday morning,
while in somnam bulistlc fit, jumped out of the
window at his residence and fell distance of
He will probably recover.
John F. Mexican, Chicago man, architect of
the Cass county courthouse. is defendant in a
SANDER suit brought by policeman Dean, of Lo-
gansport, whom he accused of robbing him when
he DEAN was assisting the city marshal to
rest Mexican for drunkenness. Dean asks S.. 900
damages.
At daylight on Tuesday morning a frame
dwelling house at Washington belonging to
Richard Hyatt, together with its contents and
several out buildings. were totally destroyed by
fire. The loss is about So 500; partly insured,
in the Franklin of Philadel phia, for $4,000
The fire originated from defective f1ue
In Montgomery county, not long ago. in re.
moving the remains of man who had been dead
over twenty wears it was discovered that the
deceased had turned to stone. It took eight
to handle the coffin. The features of the
deceased were natural the day he
buried. His hair seemed to be some longer, but
in general there was no change. When the man
died he was about eighty years old.
The business men OF Marion have organized a
board of trade numbering eighty -four members
and selected the following officers: President
William c. Webster; vice presidents. J. B.
Lyle, E. L. Goldthwaite and w. B. Dodds;
secretary. A. T. Wright treasurer. Fred Wilson;
0. Fl. Keller, George Sweetser, L. G. Lillard
and W. L. Lenfestey. The object of the organ-
cation is to advance the material in erests of
Marion.
Mrs. Ira Kilbourn, of Anderson. had reason
to suspect her husbands fidelity, and on Tuesday
obtained convincing evidence She obtained a
revolver and started out to kill him. but her
courage failed her ard no escaped. The expos
IRE Of Mr.. kilbourns actions falls like thun
derbolt upon the public, for he has always occu-
pied front rank in Madison county Democracy,
aud has always been considered man of I'M
questioned morality. His family is of the high
est character.
A young named Grant Huston. residing
at Strawns is engaged to Miss Nora Peed. and
they were TO be married in few days. He
recently appointed passenger brakeman on
the Panhandle. and his train was passing
Oh ILL., aAp edo he faon a6 ant c{
door of mail to greet his betrothed. who
lives near the railroad The crane used to hold
the mail pouch struck him on the left side of the
head, crushing his skull and producing CHASTITY
hole two inches in diameter He lies in
conscious condition and will die. His betrothed
is attending him. and his relatives at Chl,icothe,
Ohio. have been notified.